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| 1. 1976 2. Barbra Streisand says the line when Katie and Hubbel are having a beer together near the beginning. 3. Yes, Pollack had worked with redford before, an example is the very famous 'Out Of Africa' with Meryl Streep. 4. No, although thtere has been much discussion and at one point Steven Speilburg was interested in making it. 5. 'I know.' 6. Katie was up to the 'f's' in swearing school. 7. Rachel Gardiner 8. 'I think your director's an idiot' Katie says to Hubbel while playing tennis. 9. Katie Morosky of course! 10. The theme song was scored by Marvin Hamilisch, with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. 11. Yes there was another "the way We Were' song written with a more jazzy feel to it. the song can be found in the 'Just For The Record' Barbra Streisand box set where she refers to it as 'The Way We Weren't'! 12. No, she was never taken seriously and ridiculed often. 13. JJ. 14. Yes, very strongly throughout the entire film. 15. Yes, there is mention of a husband who she remains with until the end of the film. 16. No, Streisand felt that there were a few essential scenes that were deleted from the final cut of the film. A scene where we realise that Hubbel must choose between Katie and a promising future in Hollywood as a screen writer. katie, not wanting to ruin his life - decides that he must leave her. Streisand always felt that, the film as it is, makes the audience think that their romance ended because Hubbel 'slept with some girl once.' The writer was not happy with the final cut of the film either. 17. Hubbel gardiner of course! 18. No, the two lovers part and is one heart rendering final scene we see the pain in their eyes of nostalgia, and of their pain of being separated from each other for so long. A bitter sweet ending, a beautiful love story. |
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